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that's why the big trade -- that's why the big trade. there's no way we can get the grand bargain going. there's not enough time. what we need to do is not raise the debt ceiling. to these people who say they have paid into social security and how they have paid this and they have paid that -- that is not true. my grandmother, who is taking care of five children of a widowed mother -- money was taken out of her check to pay for social security when there was a whole generation of people who would not reach 65 -- they are the ones who sacrificed. host: house budget chairman paul ryan was on one of the morning shows this morning. here is the ap story. he made those comments on the cbs "the early show." good morning. caller: good morning. i'm thinking about this and thinking that people have been trying to do their own business. there's a woman who came from africa and people did not know how -- she had to go to cosmetology school to get a license to braid hair. growing up, there were barbershops and all kinds of things. they did not go to
that's why the big trade -- that's why the big trade. there's no way we can get the grand bargain going. there's not enough time. what we need to do is not raise the debt ceiling. to these people who say they have paid into social security and how they have paid this and they have paid that -- that is not true. my grandmother, who is taking care of five children of a widowed mother -- money was taken out of her check to pay for social security when there was a whole generation of people who...
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we need to grow this economy in a big-time way. stronger and faster economic growth is the best way to successfully put americans back to work. to generate that growth and create those jobs, we must clear away the impediments government has imposed. we must reduce the uncertainty that discourages business from expanding and hiring. we must stop wringing our hands and start acting quickly and boldly to solve our problems. we must recapture what america can do, that americans. that will install new confidence in consumers and investors. growth will not solve all of our nation's challenges right away, but we can do a helluva lot more with growth and we can do without it. businesses will get more customers, government will get more revenues, and more importantly, americans will get more jobs if we focus on growth. so what must we do to get the stronger and faster growth we need to put americans back to work? i would like to suggest a few steps. some that can help create joe -- growth and jobs right away, and others will help over a lon
we need to grow this economy in a big-time way. stronger and faster economic growth is the best way to successfully put americans back to work. to generate that growth and create those jobs, we must clear away the impediments government has imposed. we must reduce the uncertainty that discourages business from expanding and hiring. we must stop wringing our hands and start acting quickly and boldly to solve our problems. we must recapture what america can do, that americans. that will install...
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i think he'd like to do something big. his politics within his caucus are very difficult -- you're right. and this is part of the problem with a political process where folks are rewarded for saying irresponsible things to win elections or obtain short-term political gain, when we actually are in a position to try to do something hard we haven't always laid the groundwork for. and i think that it's going to take some work on his side, but, look, it's also going to take some work on our side, in order to get this thing done. i mean, the vast majority of democrats on capitol hill would prefer not to have to do anything on entitlements -- would prefer, frankly, not to have to do anything on some of these debt and deficit problems. and i'm sympathetic to their concerns, because they're looking after folks who are already hurting and already vulnerable, and there are a lot of families out there and seniors who are dependent on some of these programs. and what i've tried to explain to them is, number one, if you look at the numb
i think he'd like to do something big. his politics within his caucus are very difficult -- you're right. and this is part of the problem with a political process where folks are rewarded for saying irresponsible things to win elections or obtain short-term political gain, when we actually are in a position to try to do something hard we haven't always laid the groundwork for. and i think that it's going to take some work on his side, but, look, it's also going to take some work on our side, in...
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that is when you make big decisions. your more intelligence. hosni mubarak had 30 years of leverage on his side to reform egypt, and what did he do? he actually joked people more -- choked people more and more every day, and then he tried to do in six days what he should have done over 16 years. it did not work and he collapsed. that asymmetry in power today between israel and the surrounding arab states and the palestinians has never been greater. it has so much leverage on its side. we have an israeli prime minister who has this armed coast rica. -- who behaves as if israel is a disarmed coaster rica. the palestinians have made every mistake in the book, because they were just the flip side of that. you had an israeli prime minister who was offering them up peace initiative, and they played games around that. and let's give bibi his due. they had a nine month freeze and in the ninth month, the palestinians showed up. i think this is on a tragic track. you have zero meaningful leadership on both sides and they are heading for a train wreck at
that is when you make big decisions. your more intelligence. hosni mubarak had 30 years of leverage on his side to reform egypt, and what did he do? he actually joked people more -- choked people more and more every day, and then he tried to do in six days what he should have done over 16 years. it did not work and he collapsed. that asymmetry in power today between israel and the surrounding arab states and the palestinians has never been greater. it has so much leverage on its side. we have...
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these are not big giant companies and throwing around terms like big oil makes me smile when i'm thinking about what's happening in oklahoma with lots and lots of service companies and producers and drillers that are really doing great jobs. i was talking to one of those companies recently, guess who they're targeting to be able to hire? their favorite people to be able to hire are returning vets because of their work ethic, because of their skills that they're bringing back, they are companies specifically going after returning iraq and afghanistan veterans to be able to hire them. it was interesting, we were talking about drilling and you go into a drilling platform and they say their favorite people to be able to hire are tank drivers returning from the war zone because they're used to driving equipment, looking on a screen and dealing with multiple things all at once. these are folks employing our veterans and they're engaged in providing great jobs. i was on a fracking site, being able to watch it. it's high tech job, people on computers, as well as people in pumping, trucks, people
these are not big giant companies and throwing around terms like big oil makes me smile when i'm thinking about what's happening in oklahoma with lots and lots of service companies and producers and drillers that are really doing great jobs. i was talking to one of those companies recently, guess who they're targeting to be able to hire? their favorite people to be able to hire are returning vets because of their work ethic, because of their skills that they're bringing back, they are companies...
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that's his big solution. number two solution, more job-killing free trade agreements. great patent reform. yeah, maybe someday. then at the very end, oh, we should have a little bitty infrastructure bank. oh, ok. now, the republicans on thursday, they preceded this in one option. they proposed that the united states of america with crumbling highways, falling down bridges and obsolete transit systems cut infrastructure by 35%. so the construction industry that has today 16% unemployment, under the republican plan 25% unemployment. that's great. that's going to work too. oh, yeah, and more tax cuts. you know, we lack the will around here to address our nation's greatest problems. not the means. chronic unemployment is the greatest problem in this country. we solve chronic unemployment, a quarter of the deficit goes away because people are not collecting unemployment benefits and food stamps. they're working and surviving and paying taxes. now, how about canceling some of these stupid tax cuts? particularly the social security tax holiday? let's not borrow $110 billion f
that's his big solution. number two solution, more job-killing free trade agreements. great patent reform. yeah, maybe someday. then at the very end, oh, we should have a little bitty infrastructure bank. oh, ok. now, the republicans on thursday, they preceded this in one option. they proposed that the united states of america with crumbling highways, falling down bridges and obsolete transit systems cut infrastructure by 35%. so the construction industry that has today 16% unemployment, under...